/r/charcoal
For those who grill for taste over convenience, a subreddit dedicated to grilling over charcoal. Tips, tricks, pics, bragging rights, etc.
For those who grill for taste over convenience, a subreddit dedicated to grilling over charcoal. Tips, tricks, pics, bragging rights, etc.
New in 2023, we'll be stepping up moderation to ensure a consistent experience and quality, on-topic content. If you'd like to help, message the mods!
We're also looking for volunteers to improve our design and contribute to a charcoal grilling wiki.
/r/charcoal
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Cross Cut Sunday on the Tiernan
Love slow cooking these while cleaning the backyard and drinking a beer
20:03 UTC
Any good coconut shell briquettes to buy in US?
11:41 UTC
How to keep sparks down when starting?
So I've got a charcoal chimney and at the moment have lump charcoal. If I'm starting my charcoal on a windy day I'm finding that sparks end up flying, I'm trying not to set my neighborhood on fire. Any tips?
23:18 UTC
As a Texan I am ashamed, but help a dude out who wants to get into charcoal grilling!
Howdy!
Grew up around bbq grilling all my life, every weekend for years, but I never learned. It's always my tios manning the bbq. Finally made it out of an apartment, and bought a house and I got myself a homemade BBQ pit that my dad welded up out of really thick iron tubing. Thing is really heavy. Dumped it right outside my back patio as home warming present, at the time I was traveling for work so it literally has gotten ZERO use. Now I work from home and I'm just staring at it wanting to use it but not sure where to begin and to scared to ask my dad or tios for help as I am positive I will get disowned.
What are the MUST? Prep? How do I know when it's ready to start grilling? My dad and uncles always eye ball it, never seen them use a thermometer. How much charcoal do I need if it's just me? How long does it last? Can I make a brisket in there? If there a preferred charcoal brand?
Pics of said once or twiced BBQ.
02:23 UTC
Charcoal on a Pit Boss?
23:37 UTC
Pk360 vs big joe kamado
I want to use it for really high heat searing and smoking. The only concern I have is that the pk360 looks small and doesnt have as many accessories. Does the kj get really hot? Thoughts and opinions?
22:33 UTC
Best charcoal smoker/grill for 1500-1700
I am stuck on what to get, I want to get really good smokes and not have to check on it constantly, and I want really hot sears for steak and other meats. My main options are weber summit kamado, pk360 and masterbuilt xt. The pk just seems a little small and I plan to cook a lot. Im open to other options as well. Ive also been thinking about getting a gravity fed for smoking and a kettle for searing, but idk if that is just overkill. Please provide suggestions and other info
11:11 UTC
Char Griller Akorn.
Hi all,
Anyone ever replace the upper gasket? Looking to replace mine & haven't done that before.
15:16 UTC
Wings on the Kettle
Artic temps don’t mean grilling season is over. Wings with the vortex is a 10/10 every time!
19:09 UTC
Steaks 🥩
Cut these from a ribeye roast that was on sale during the holidays, damn they were good 👌🏾🔥
14:55 UTC
Can I grill here?
A few months ago, my wife got me my first charcoal grill and I was loving it. We just moved to a new apartment and I’m really not sure if this would be totally stupid move to try and grill on this patio lol. Our downstairs neighbor has one, but their patio sticks out into the open a bit. Any advice would be welcome.
20:17 UTC
Picanha with Chimichurri and a loaded baked potato
Grilled on the OG Weber kettle
01:58 UTC
After only working with Charcoal for the last 6 months, I had a really hard time with a gas grill.
Has anyone else had this problem? I went back to the napoleon gas grill at the wife request. I had a really hard time controlling the heat, the flare ups. I used to have no issues, but since charcoal, it just seems to fast now. My Weber kettle hasn’t failed me doing spatch cock chicken, burgers, sausages, fish, brisket, and an ungodly amount of wings. But I just burn shit on the napoleon now. I don’t have the heart to tell my wife I want to sell it.
21:26 UTC
Anyone try this Peking Duck or any other BBQ Duck?
I'm about 30 years deep cooking on Weber kettles. I ain't no expert or pit boss. Just the closest thing to one at my house lol. Lately, I've been really curious to try bbq'g up some duck, despite having only tasted duck a couple times in my life. I've watched a bunch of videos and various methods, not strictly limited to charcoal BBQ. Harry Soo's approach looks pretty congruent with my BBQ senses.
I definitely want to try to make traditional-ish Peking Duck with the Chinese pancakes, but also try Duck different ways. I'm curious to hear your adventures with Duck, and how you maximize utilization of whole Duck, or if you just use breasts or legs. Anything Duck is what I'd like to hear about, good or bad 🍻
23:03 UTC
Picanha cut from a Webber Kettle
Really a great cut of beef. Popular in Soutg America.
22:04 UTC
Are these able to be reused?
04:03 UTC
Do you fill up your charcoal chimney all the way to the top all the time even if you are only cooking for yourself?
03:35 UTC
Are you supposed to burn out new charcoal grills? Or just the ones you buy used
20:18 UTC
Can I light up binchotan charcoal using a FireCan?
Is this safe? I only have a portable gas stove and a propane camping grill from WalMart
05:25 UTC
Charcoal Importation
I'd love to ask the coal community a question.
I live in uk, and I am from africa where we have abundance of forestry with minimal climate regulation and brouhaha
I want to explore charcoal exportation from nigeria to UK or USA I have got the logistics sorted out however, I need help concerning how to sort for businesses in the UK or USA who are in need of charcoal, local restaurant or grills wont cut it for me because I'm not looking at retail exportation but bulk exportation, I mean tonnes of charcoal not bits.
i have explored yelp, amazon and other directory but it seems these big businesses already have their suppliers. I have reached out to companies like kamado, marienburg, alderline and weber but no response.
so who has got an idea of how to land client(s) who will be interested in buying bulk worth of charcoal from me?
16:08 UTC